zalig

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaː.ləx/

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• Hyphenation: za‧lig
• Rhymes: -aːləx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch salich, from Old Dutch *sālig, from Proto-West Germanic *sālīg, from *sāli.

Adjective

zalig (comparative zaliger, superlative zaligst)

1. glorious
2. blessed
3. saved
4. (Roman Catholicism) beatified

Inflection

Declension of zalig
uninflected	zalig
inflected	zalige
comparative	zaliger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		zalig	zaliger	het zaligst het zaligste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	zalige	zaligere	zaligste
	n. sing.	zalig	zaliger	zaligste
	plural	zalige	zaligere	zaligste
definite		zalige	zaligere	zaligste
partitive		zaligs	zaligers	—

Derived terms

• godzalig
• zaligheid
• zaligmakend
• zaligmaking

 

Descendants

• Negerhollands: salig, zaalig, saelig

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zalig

1. inflection of zaligen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative